Special Paint-O-rama tutorials

Paint-o-Rama Presents: FUN WITH TAGS!!

Here’s how it’s going to work:

- I will put up a list of 25 randomly selected theme tags (they will be more common ones, not too obscure)
- You will choose no less than 3, no more than 5 of these themes and create a wallpaper using them
- You will post your entries in the guestbook
- The entries will be featured on the group page and put in the group gallery
- This list will stay for 2 months, and then a new list will be chosen

Notes:
- Please use some kind of painting techniques in your wall
- Please make your themes noticeable in your wall. For example, if the theme was “Butterflies”, don’t just put a single tiny butterfly in the background to fulfill the theme; I want the themes to be a major part of your wallpaper

List for March/April

1. Rainbows
2. Jacket
3. Tattoos
4. Blue
5. Chair
6. Cooking
7. Cars
8. Roller Skates
9. Stairs
10. Doughnuts
11. Gym Clothes
12. Explosion
13. V Shape
14. Pointed Ears
15. Military
16. Heterochromia
17. Inflatables
18. Flowers
19. Belts
20. Swimming Pool
21. Grunge
22. Floating
23. Samurai
24. Curtains
25. Skirts

ANIME ALPHABET project entries

Details

Summary:
Your mission will be, if you accept it, to make an painted wallpaper of any resolution you want, from series/artists/studios that begin from each letter of the English alphabet (as categorized by MT).
The subject/theme can be anything you want, but let tea be your inspiration. Also, you may do a collab for the project if you wish.

Entries:

A is for Aria B is for Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon C is for CLAMP D is for D Gray-Man E is for Eureka 7 F G is for Gonzo H is for Hino Matsuri I is for Inuyasha J is for Jigoku Shoujo K is for Kaori Minakami L is for Lovely Complex M is for Masashi Kishimoto N is for Nintendo O is for Okami P is for Pokemon Q is for Quilt R is for Rakishisu S is for Shadow of the Colossus T is for Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie U V is for Vision of Escaflowne W is for White Paper X is for X/1999 Y is for You Khosaka Z is for Zhi Yang Weng

PARADISE CITY contest entries/results

The entries are:

MiniTokyo thread on the voting process here

MiniTokyo thread on the results here

VOTING RESULTS
1st (with 5 votes): Alterlier
2nd and 3rd place tied (with 3 votes each): Segnoj and Kuroimisa

JUDGING RESULTS
1st (with a score of 15.75): Segnoj
2nd (with a score of 15.5): Kuroimisa
3rd (with a score of 15): Alterlier

The Kino Challenge!

As it seems there have been some effervescence around Tama’s latest Kino no Tabi
scan, I felt like it might be a cute idea to have paintorama officially host the challenge. I invite anyone
who wants to try to give it a go! PAINTORAMA WANTS TO SEE YOU WALL THIS
SCAN!

Perspective – The Vanishing Point

Hoping this time more contest participants take the time to read the Monthly Subject, I shall continue with a theme going along the lines of our urban contest.
-New Perspective on Perspective tutorial is a great way to start reading about the technicality that is perspective, and it’s importance in creating pretty much anything. Have a read!

PARADISE CITY contest details

With the sucessful number and quality of our previous contest entries, I am
proud to present to you our third group project! Listen to this great song
while you read what follows

LET THERE BE LIGHT contest entries

The entries are:

MiniTokyo thread on the voting process here

MiniTokyo thread on the results here

VOTING RESULTS
There is actually a tie of 3 walls for the title of most popular entry. Each with 4 votes (18 votes in all); yay for alterlier, Gid and MapleRose!

JUDGING RESULTS
alterlier wins with Tama-Neko and supermonchi VERY close behind!

The Importance of Light in a Photograph

Because most of you will probably opt for a scenic type of wallpaper for your contest entry, here are some more examples and tips mostly found in good photographs to accentuate the focus on the main subject. All photos are stocks taken from sxc.hu

The Importance of Light in a Painting

As our current contest is focused on painting light, I thought i could add some more details on the subject. Here are a couple of examples from 19th century classic paintings by artists who were popular for their achievement in the said domain.